Destinations
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day With Tourism Ireland
Tourism Ireland has been celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this week with a host of exciting initiatives and keep Ireland top of mind during this spotlight opportunity. In rolling out its St Patrick’s Day activations, Tourism Ireland aims to bring some positivity, hope and some fun to the almost 5 million Canadians who claim links to the island of Ireland and invites everybody across Canada to join in on the celebrations. At a time when people cannot travel, Tourism Ireland wants to shine a ‘green light’ in various ways to provide a sense of connection to Ireland and remind...
Time To Quench Your Thirst For All Things Irish
Dublin's Pearse Lyons Distillery has found an altered use for an altar. The whiskey manufacturer set up shop in 2017 in an 18th-century church in the heart of the Irish capital, which the distillery's Tracey Flinter concedes was an unusual venue for the production of alcohol, and underscores the importance of whiskey in Irish society, a recent Baxter Media webcast was told. "There's nowhere else you'd find whiskey in a church than Ireland," she said. "That's exactly where we distill our whiskey. A lot of people find it hard to believe we produce whiskey in that old...
Protect The Future Of Alaska Cruising
ACTA is supporting the advocacy efforts of the Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia (TIABC) and the Cruise Line Industry Association (CLIA) by strongly urging the federal government to protect the future of Canada’s West Coast Alaska cruise program. ACTA and the cruise line industry support the health and safety of Canadians being paramount -- and as vaccines roll out across Canada and the USA, it is important that the infrastructure for cruising remain intact for the future, and at the same time allow for the potential of sailings later in 2021. There are significant...
Be An Expert On Swiss Public Transport
If you’re looking to upgrade your knowledge on Swiss public transport, there’s a new E-learning platform that will let you do just that. Hope on board and take a virtual trip with Heidi and Peter as they help agents broaden their knowledge in an entertaining way and acquire essential public transport know-how to support their clients professionally and competently. It’s a quick and easy trip that offers fascinating information on the world of train, bus and boat travel. The network of trade specialists plays an important role in selling the Swiss Travel System product...
2020: A Year When The Sun Forgot To Shine
Across the Caribbean, the impact of COVID-19 on the travel and tourism industry has been more than apparent; in fact that impact was particularly evident during the April to mid-June period when there was literally no activity in some Caribbean destinations -- empty hotels and restaurants; deserted attractions; shut borders; laid-off workers; grounded airlines; and crippled cruise lines. While the region saw some fluctuations in the levels of visitors for the remaining months of the 2020, the Caribbean Tourism Organization's newly released 2020 Performance Review makes it clear that...
Discover Canada’s Rockies With Anderson Vacations
As Alberta relaxes provincial COVID-19 restrictions and moves fully to Phase 2 of its reopening plan, Anderson Vacations is preparing the ground for the time when Canadians will once again be able to explore their own backyard. With the end of the year-long COVID-19 tunnel finally in sight, the company is working on several initiatives including launching new COVID-19 safe Self-Drive Alberta travel packages, introducing completely redesigned train journeys to rediscover the Canadian Rockies, and creating an Alberta fam tour opportunity for agents to get their travel juices flowing once...
Hope Floats One Year Later
One year later… How are agents coping 12 months into the pandemic? It has been one year since the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world -- and the travel industry in Canada -- upside down. After a rollercoaster 12 months of rebooking trips (and then rebooking them yet again), adapting to ever-changing regulations and travel restrictions, and facing mounting commission recalls, it’s been nothing short of an incredibly challenging time for the travel industry. In spite of the hardship, travel advisors have persevered. Learn why the future looks bright from Meredith Eudovic of...
On The Road, Virtually, With Saint Lucia
Be prepared seems to be the motto of the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority as it prepares to launch a new series of virtual global roadshows for the travel trade to get everybody ready for the easing of travel restrictions later this year. The virtual sessions are aimed at travel agents and tour operators in Saint Lucia’s main source markets – Canada, the US, and UK – and the three events come as vaccination programs are underway and holidaymakers are looking ahead to when they can travel abroad again. The global roadshows will be different from webinars as they go a step further...